County program record

Spokane County, Washington

19 public school districts are geographically associated with this county in the 2024–25 NCES relationship file.

State research baseline

Washington Highly Capable Program requirements

Washington includes highly capable programming in basic education and requires districts to operate equitable K-12 identification and service systems.

What this means for families: Districts define local models and selection procedures within state requirements; consult the current district plan.

Coverage
K-12 basic education
Last reviewed
September 5, 2026

Official program research

Cheney School District

Washington Highly Capable Program requirements

Washington includes highly capable programming in basic education and requires districts to operate equitable K-12 identification and service systems.

Research scope: This record confirms the statewide requirement or framework, not a locally named program. Applicability can differ for charter or special-purpose agencies; confirm the district's current services.

How services work: A district-defined K-12 continuum of highly capable services.

How students are identified: Districts use universal screening and multiple objective criteria under state rules.

Grades
K-12 basic education
Last reviewed
September 5, 2026
Liberty School District

Washington Highly Capable Program requirements

Washington includes highly capable programming in basic education and requires districts to operate equitable K-12 identification and service systems.

Research scope: This record confirms the statewide requirement or framework, not a locally named program. Applicability can differ for charter or special-purpose agencies; confirm the district's current services.

How services work: A district-defined K-12 continuum of highly capable services.

How students are identified: Districts use universal screening and multiple objective criteria under state rules.

Grades
K-12 basic education
Last reviewed
September 5, 2026
Riverside School District

Washington Highly Capable Program requirements

Washington includes highly capable programming in basic education and requires districts to operate equitable K-12 identification and service systems.

Research scope: This record confirms the statewide requirement or framework, not a locally named program. Applicability can differ for charter or special-purpose agencies; confirm the district's current services.

How services work: A district-defined K-12 continuum of highly capable services.

How students are identified: Districts use universal screening and multiple objective criteria under state rules.

Grades
K-12 basic education
Last reviewed
September 5, 2026
Mead School District

Washington Highly Capable Program requirements

Washington includes highly capable programming in basic education and requires districts to operate equitable K-12 identification and service systems.

Research scope: This record confirms the statewide requirement or framework, not a locally named program. Applicability can differ for charter or special-purpose agencies; confirm the district's current services.

How services work: A district-defined K-12 continuum of highly capable services.

How students are identified: Districts use universal screening and multiple objective criteria under state rules.

Grades
K-12 basic education
Last reviewed
September 5, 2026
Freeman School District

Washington Highly Capable Program requirements

Washington includes highly capable programming in basic education and requires districts to operate equitable K-12 identification and service systems.

Research scope: This record confirms the statewide requirement or framework, not a locally named program. Applicability can differ for charter or special-purpose agencies; confirm the district's current services.

How services work: A district-defined K-12 continuum of highly capable services.

How students are identified: Districts use universal screening and multiple objective criteria under state rules.

Grades
K-12 basic education
Last reviewed
September 5, 2026
Reardan-Edwall School District

Washington Highly Capable Program requirements

Washington includes highly capable programming in basic education and requires districts to operate equitable K-12 identification and service systems.

Research scope: This record confirms the statewide requirement or framework, not a locally named program. Applicability can differ for charter or special-purpose agencies; confirm the district's current services.

How services work: A district-defined K-12 continuum of highly capable services.

How students are identified: Districts use universal screening and multiple objective criteria under state rules.

Grades
K-12 basic education
Last reviewed
September 5, 2026
East Valley School District (Spokane)

Washington Highly Capable Program requirements

Washington includes highly capable programming in basic education and requires districts to operate equitable K-12 identification and service systems.

Research scope: This record confirms the statewide requirement or framework, not a locally named program. Applicability can differ for charter or special-purpose agencies; confirm the district's current services.

How services work: A district-defined K-12 continuum of highly capable services.

How students are identified: Districts use universal screening and multiple objective criteria under state rules.

Grades
K-12 basic education
Last reviewed
September 5, 2026
Spokane Public Schools

Washington Highly Capable Program requirements

Washington includes highly capable programming in basic education and requires districts to operate equitable K-12 identification and service systems.

Research scope: This record confirms the statewide requirement or framework, not a locally named program. Applicability can differ for charter or special-purpose agencies; confirm the district's current services.

How services work: A district-defined K-12 continuum of highly capable services.

How students are identified: Districts use universal screening and multiple objective criteria under state rules.

Grades
K-12 basic education
Last reviewed
September 5, 2026
Central Valley School District

Washington Highly Capable Program requirements

Washington includes highly capable programming in basic education and requires districts to operate equitable K-12 identification and service systems.

Research scope: This record confirms the statewide requirement or framework, not a locally named program. Applicability can differ for charter or special-purpose agencies; confirm the district's current services.

How services work: A district-defined K-12 continuum of highly capable services.

How students are identified: Districts use universal screening and multiple objective criteria under state rules.

Grades
K-12 basic education
Last reviewed
September 5, 2026
Medical Lake School District

Washington Highly Capable Program requirements

Washington includes highly capable programming in basic education and requires districts to operate equitable K-12 identification and service systems.

Research scope: This record confirms the statewide requirement or framework, not a locally named program. Applicability can differ for charter or special-purpose agencies; confirm the district's current services.

How services work: A district-defined K-12 continuum of highly capable services.

How students are identified: Districts use universal screening and multiple objective criteria under state rules.

Grades
K-12 basic education
Last reviewed
September 5, 2026
Deer Park School District

Washington Highly Capable Program requirements

Washington includes highly capable programming in basic education and requires districts to operate equitable K-12 identification and service systems.

Research scope: This record confirms the statewide requirement or framework, not a locally named program. Applicability can differ for charter or special-purpose agencies; confirm the district's current services.

How services work: A district-defined K-12 continuum of highly capable services.

How students are identified: Districts use universal screening and multiple objective criteria under state rules.

Grades
K-12 basic education
Last reviewed
September 5, 2026
Nine Mile Falls School District

Washington Highly Capable Program requirements

Washington includes highly capable programming in basic education and requires districts to operate equitable K-12 identification and service systems.

Research scope: This record confirms the statewide requirement or framework, not a locally named program. Applicability can differ for charter or special-purpose agencies; confirm the district's current services.

How services work: A district-defined K-12 continuum of highly capable services.

How students are identified: Districts use universal screening and multiple objective criteria under state rules.

Grades
K-12 basic education
Last reviewed
September 5, 2026
Newport School District

Washington Highly Capable Program requirements

Washington includes highly capable programming in basic education and requires districts to operate equitable K-12 identification and service systems.

Research scope: This record confirms the statewide requirement or framework, not a locally named program. Applicability can differ for charter or special-purpose agencies; confirm the district's current services.

How services work: A district-defined K-12 continuum of highly capable services.

How students are identified: Districts use universal screening and multiple objective criteria under state rules.

Grades
K-12 basic education
Last reviewed
September 5, 2026
West Valley School District (Spokane)

Washington Highly Capable Program requirements

Washington includes highly capable programming in basic education and requires districts to operate equitable K-12 identification and service systems.

Research scope: This record confirms the statewide requirement or framework, not a locally named program. Applicability can differ for charter or special-purpose agencies; confirm the district's current services.

How services work: A district-defined K-12 continuum of highly capable services.

How students are identified: Districts use universal screening and multiple objective criteria under state rules.

Grades
K-12 basic education
Last reviewed
September 5, 2026
Great Northern School District

Washington Highly Capable Program requirements

Washington includes highly capable programming in basic education and requires districts to operate equitable K-12 identification and service systems.

Research scope: This record confirms the statewide requirement or framework, not a locally named program. Applicability can differ for charter or special-purpose agencies; confirm the district's current services.

How services work: A district-defined K-12 continuum of highly capable services.

How students are identified: Districts use universal screening and multiple objective criteria under state rules.

Grades
K-12 basic education
Last reviewed
September 5, 2026
Rosalia School District

Washington Highly Capable Program requirements

Washington includes highly capable programming in basic education and requires districts to operate equitable K-12 identification and service systems.

Research scope: This record confirms the statewide requirement or framework, not a locally named program. Applicability can differ for charter or special-purpose agencies; confirm the district's current services.

How services work: A district-defined K-12 continuum of highly capable services.

How students are identified: Districts use universal screening and multiple objective criteria under state rules.

Grades
K-12 basic education
Last reviewed
September 5, 2026
St. John School District

Washington Highly Capable Program requirements

Washington includes highly capable programming in basic education and requires districts to operate equitable K-12 identification and service systems.

Research scope: This record confirms the statewide requirement or framework, not a locally named program. Applicability can differ for charter or special-purpose agencies; confirm the district's current services.

How services work: A district-defined K-12 continuum of highly capable services.

How students are identified: Districts use universal screening and multiple objective criteria under state rules.

Grades
K-12 basic education
Last reviewed
September 5, 2026
Tekoa School District

Washington Highly Capable Program requirements

Washington includes highly capable programming in basic education and requires districts to operate equitable K-12 identification and service systems.

Research scope: This record confirms the statewide requirement or framework, not a locally named program. Applicability can differ for charter or special-purpose agencies; confirm the district's current services.

How services work: A district-defined K-12 continuum of highly capable services.

How students are identified: Districts use universal screening and multiple objective criteria under state rules.

Grades
K-12 basic education
Last reviewed
September 5, 2026
Orchard Prairie School District

Washington Highly Capable Program requirements

Washington includes highly capable programming in basic education and requires districts to operate equitable K-12 identification and service systems.

Research scope: This record confirms the statewide requirement or framework, not a locally named program. Applicability can differ for charter or special-purpose agencies; confirm the district's current services.

How services work: A district-defined K-12 continuum of highly capable services.

How students are identified: Districts use universal screening and multiple objective criteria under state rules.

Grades
K-12 basic education
Last reviewed
September 5, 2026

District geography

Serving districts

Some districts cross county boundaries. Area shown is the district land area associated with this county, not its total footprint.

  1. Cheney School DistrictNCES LEA 5301230
    371.64 sq miState framework reviewed
  2. Liberty School DistrictNCES LEA 5304380
    275.28 sq miState framework reviewed
  3. 166.36 sq miState framework reviewed
  4. Mead School DistrictNCES LEA 5304920
    164.68 sq miState framework reviewed
  5. Freeman School DistrictNCES LEA 5302970
    144.17 sq miState framework reviewed
  6. 126.8 sq miState framework reviewed
  7. 91.39 sq miState framework reviewed
  8. Spokane Public SchoolsNCES LEA 5308250
    82.96 sq miState framework reviewed
  9. 77.8 sq miState framework reviewed
  10. 71.92 sq miState framework reviewed
  11. 65.13 sq miState framework reviewed
  12. 30.31 sq miState framework reviewed
  13. Newport School DistrictNCES LEA 5305610
    29.1 sq miState framework reviewed
  14. 18.41 sq miState framework reviewed
  15. 18.09 sq miState framework reviewed
  16. Rosalia School DistrictNCES LEA 5307560
    10.92 sq miState framework reviewed
  17. St. John School DistrictNCES LEA 5308310
    7.19 sq miState framework reviewed
  18. Tekoa School DistrictNCES LEA 5308790
    6.13 sq miState framework reviewed
  19. 5.73 sq miState framework reviewed
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